D&D General #Dungeon23

Cadence said:

Room 36 - Rechts Squad

The second of Shirazz's squads has only one long timer. But the four members work extremely well togther in the field, even if they don't have near the comaraderie in private as the Links squad.

The hobgoblin warrior Seethe is the long time member and squad leader. The hobgoblin sorcer-warrior Vex was the next to join. The more recent members are the human warrior Beltha, and the human wizard Kiraena.

Following Shirazz's rules they have nothing of particular of value they would leave behind in the 20'x20' room if not in. Still there is an Arcane Lock on the door keyed to them and Shirazz so that they don't need to worry about traps being laid for them while out. The chests underneath the comfortably made beds have extra sets of clothes and a few replacement supplies. There is a lidded chamber pot under each bed. Each has their own weapons and cloak rack, and a small desk with a stool and a hooded continual flame lantern. The desks can be pushed together to make a larger table if needed. If they're elsewhere on the floor (perhaps eating) then much of their gear will be here.

Seethe and Vex are actually Changeling sorcerer-warrior who switch places between each other and Marcuilis in room 37. They and the halfling Wilos Softvale (in #16) who abandoned them are all from the same vat in ____. Originally alternating between each other as Vex, they then replaced Seethe when the opportunity presented itself. Something about Beltha, Kiraena, and Shirazz makes them seem bad targets - and there hasn't been a tactical advantage in replacing any of Links Squad or the other floor residents. Shirazz is the obvious next target, unless Wilos hasn't really deserted and is working towards one of the leaders of the Entryway.

Seethe and Vex

AC 19 (Seethe-Breast Plate and +1 Shield); 14 (Vex-Studded Leather)
HP 33 (6d8+6)

STR 13 (+1), DEX 14 (+2), CON 12 (+1), INT 12 (+1), WIS 14 (+2), CHR 16 (+3)

Skills: Deception +2, Insight +4, Perception +2
Senses: Darkvision 60', passive Perception 12
Languages: Common, Goblin, Sylvan
Challenge: ??

Cantrips: Create Bonfire, Dancing Lights, Fire Bolt, Prestidigitation
Spells: Absorb Elements (1/day), Burning Hands (1/day)
(Seethe won't use Spells if others can see)

Multi-attack: Seethe makes two greatsword attacks
(Vex can -- but won't if others are watching)

Seethe: Great Sword +4 to hit, 8 (2d6+1) damage
Light Crossbow +5 to hit, 6 (d8+2) damage

Vex: Longsword +4 to hit, 5 (d8+1) damage

Seethe has two Potions of Healing, a Potion of Invisibility, and 85 gp in gems.
Vex has one Potion of Healing, a Potion of Spider Climb, and 35 gp in gems.


Beltha is a Nehwon Ghoul with a Ring of Disguise that allows her to change her form four times per day as Disguise Self as an attack action. The others know generally what the ring is, but have never heard of a Nehwon Ghoul and so merely find the look she pulls out sometimes to terrify enemies to be exceedingly well chosen. She isn't happy to be wearing clothing, but is getting to not despise it. It means she doesn't get the "Difficult to Target". She can still utilize the "Frightful Reputation" - it's based on appearance and not reputation. With chain shirt and sheild her AC is 16 and her HP are 32 (5d8+10). She is charismatic for her kind ( 9 (-1)). Newhon Ghools are in "Monsters & Magic of Lankhmar" from Goodman Games. She also has a Ring of Dark Vision from Shirazz (even though she doesn't need it), a Potion of Healing, and 65 gp in gems.

Kiraena is a Yuan-Ti pureblood who is passing as human with some burns from past encounters (burns which by "chance" cover the patches of scale on her back). Her time will come. As Yuan Ti pure blood - with extra spells -
Cantrips: Firebolt, Mage Hand, Prestidigitation
1st level: Three of Detect Magic, Magic Missile, Shield
2nd level: Two of Arcane Lock, Suggestion, Invisibility
She has a Ring of Dark Vision from Shirazz (even though she doesn't need it), a Potion of Healing, and a +1 dagger instead of a Scimitar (+3 to hit, damage 3 (d4+1)).

Hobgoblin names courtesy of Fantasy name generators. Names for all your fantasy characters.

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Cadence said:

Room 37 - The Pool

The door to this 20'x40' room is unlocked and has two sets of clothes and a pair of shoes hanging on the outside of the door. The room has a pool of water in the middle (30'x 8' and 3.5' deep). It is filled with a large number of Koi ranging up to 6' long and several large Catfish up to 5' long. None of them are particularly dangerous. The room is humid and definitely smells a bit fishy. It is lit by 5 continual flame lanterns hanging from the walls that are manually mostly shuttered at night. A set of chairs sits looking in on the pool on the west side, and another set sits at a small table and checkers like game. There is a small tent with a cot and chamber pot sits that at the far end. The floor in the room is tiled and gently sloped towards the pool. The bottom of the wall around the room is protected from water damage by tiles.

This is the home of Marcuilis the fisherman. A human in his late 30s, Marcuilis has taken care of the fish since he was a pre-teen - he feeds them with scraps from Common Room (#49) and occasionally brings in some new water to add to the pool from The Well (#26). Every few weeks he will catch one and bring it to the kitchens to clean, and then spends his spare time carving bones when know one is there to briefly play with him or talk at him. He knows that the other residents don't particularly like the smell and so keeps his change of clothes on the door hook outside the room. It isn't clear if Marcuilis is mostly uncommunicative by choice or necessity. He is good at fishing, playing the checkers game, and carving a variety of intricate bone figures.

Of course this isn't the original Marcuilis - he was killed, fed to the fishes, and replaced by one of the Changeling vat mates. The three still on mission rotate between Seethe, Vex, and Marcuilis. His stats are as per Seethe and Vess (#36) except he wears no armor (AC 12) and has a spear as a weapon (+4 to hit; 4 (d6+1) damage). He will act unskilled in combat unless no one else is around and a kill seems assured.

Unknown to the trio, one of the tiles in the northwest corner of the room can lift up and connects to the 6" diameter rat tunnel that leads to #25 and ____.

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Quickleaf said:

@M_Natas I love your shading! It's really clear the different layers of depth you're working with, and adds so much dimension to your maps.

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1. What exactly are the Deva up to?
2. What is the giant industrial project the Shadar-kai are building on behalf of the Raven Queen?
3. The muckdwellers far outnumber all the other populations combined - why don’t they rise up?
4. How do the githzerai live in (relative) peace with all? Force? Blackmail? Trade? (if so, what?) Other?

Quickleaf said:

@M_Natas I love your shading! It's really clear the different layers of depth you're working with, and adds so much dimension to your maps.

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Bill Zebub said:

And I think it’s really interesting and different how the solid areas are lighter and the rooms are darker. The opposite of what one usually sees.

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